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Sunday, August 19, 2012

A Big Girl's Bedroom - The Plan

OK, we Got the Ball Rolling, Inspiration, and the Clean Slate, so now let's take a look at the plan.

*Note: Anything in this plan is subject to change, delay, or omission. Also things can be added to the plan. We're working with a nearly-6-year-old girl so who knows what may happen, we may have to add some Power Rangers features as well.
Let's take a look at the closet side of the room:

Fully demo closet

Put up drywall in closet, tape and mud seams/screws

Add casing to closet opening, leaving enough room for doors one day

Add closet shelf all the way across & down one side for kid stuff, hanging rod on left for clothes

Sew curtain for closet

Move phone & wireless router

Prime and paint bookshelf (it's in the upstairs kid room right now unpainted)

Find a full-length mirror for behind the door

Create surf related art

Let's take a look at the window side:

Baseboards throughout the room

Repaint her bed and make a few repairs so it's easier to change sheets

Update headboard for her beachy theme (making it non-permanent)

Find new bedding (I think we already found it!)

Shades, curtains and maybe valances or cornices

Gussy up a bulletin board so she can display her favorite artwork

Repaint dressers and find new hardware

Find area rug - needs to work w/the color scheme and be inexpensive (it'll probably get trashed)

We're considering some crown molding to give the room a polished look

Paint the entire room a new shade of blue - something less intense

And there it is! A plan of action - the challenge will be to see whether we can get her in there before school starts after Labor Day - I think we can. I'll keep everyone posted as we progress.